Articles we loved reading this month and what’s coming up

Russell Jones takes a look at what has been a roller coaster of a summer so far ...

With summer now well underway it’s worth reminding ourselves of what a busy time it’s been in the outside world.

From the UK General Election to the start of Brexit negotiations and a record-breaking heatwave it’s certainly been roller-coaster of a summer so far.

It’s been an eventful time for climate change too as the Committee for Climate Change released its 2017 report.

We’ve enjoyed reading and sharing lots of great articles on @meuk_les this month and we’ve got loads more planned.

So here’s a reminder of the top 5 best articles to keep you up to speed:

Renewables provide more than half of UK electricity for the first time

At the beginning of June, the National Grid recorded that renewable sources had generated more electricity than coal and gas for the first time marking a major milestone towards the low carbon economy. At Mitsubishi Electric we champion reducing energy in the built environment, so we absolutely had to add this to our reading lists.

A 22-year-old has a plan to clear the oceans of plastic

Eight million tonnes of plastic end up in the world’s oceans every year, forming huge stretches of polluted water. But in a video shared by BBC3, 22 year-old Boyen Slat explains his plan to stop this from happening.

After watching this video, we were really inspired and felt we had to share it on Twitter to applaud Slat’s dedication to conserving our planet.

Coming up this month,

We have articles and posts on legislation affecting commercial buildings and landlords; a look at the new refrigerants starting to appear in air conditioning; a report on sustainability in social housing; and whether prefabrication is one way of solving the housing crisis.

We are open to suggestions though and would love to hear your thoughts on these articles and the wider issues surrounding climate change, renewable energy and the built environment, so please get in touch. In the meantime make sure you are following @meuk_les on Twitter to see more of the articles we’re sharing.

Russell Jones is PR & Communications Manager for Mitsubishi Electric.

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